20 rep squats? - SuperiorMuscle.com

JUICE · #1 06-01-04, 05:49 PM

I ve been reading on them for a while now and wanna try them out. Im not a PRO BB or anything that advanced been training since i was 13 now im 22. Finally this year i started doing squats and loved them, it was all leg presses before until i started noticeing that legs werent growing no more. So since im doing squats, the strength is getting there. My max I say its around 450 or so. The most im doing is 375 for 5 reps.

The question about 20 rep squats. If i do 375 for which is heavy for me, do i have to drop the weight a bit lets say 325 or so. How many sets do i have to do for 20 rep squats( 1 set , 2 sets, or 3 sets). Im doing a slpit on legs, training quads on one day and hams on another.

shortz · #2 06-01-04, 09:42 PM

You should drop the weight to where you can hammer out 18 solid reps, then maybe rest pauses. (without racking) If you do them right, you should have a puke bucket near by. lol

GearTripper · #3 06-01-04, 10:31 PM

hams are a big part of your squat movement.. how is your split?

Puddles · #4 06-02-04, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by shortz
You should drop the weight to where you can hammer out 18 solid reps, then maybe rest pauses. (without racking) If you do them right, you should have a puke bucket near by. lol

What is it with leg day and the nausia? The last 2 times I did squats I was going heavier than usual and OMG, fighting back the nausia was intense, then the headache that came along with it. Grrrrrrrrrr! The only day I get like this is on leg day, which pisses me off because legs are my favorite bodypart to train. What's the reason for this?

Stonecold54 · #5 06-02-04, 06:19 AM

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What is it with leg day and the nausia? The last 2 times I did squats I was going heavier than usual and OMG, fighting back the nausia was intense, then the headache that came along with it. Grrrrrrrrrr! The only day I get like this is on leg day, which pisses me off because legs are my favorite bodypart to train. What's the reason for this?

because they are the biggest muscle group in your body. the amount of blood that is diverted to your legs can make you dizzy so be careful when training legs. Don't get up to fast.

EDIT-oh and I forgot the a headache achieved through exercise can be very dangerous and painful. if you ever get one STOP training immediatly. it is actually call EIH (execise induced headache). I don't know the exact medical reasoning but it has to do with the pooling of the blood in the body. so again if you get one stop training, take some advil and rest. some guys have gone to the hospital they are so bad.

Face · #6 06-02-04, 06:42 AM

Juice, the post on here ages ago said to aim for 5 sets of 20 reps each.

Stonecold54 · #7 06-02-04, 07:48 AM

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Juice, the post on here ages ago said to aim for 5 sets of 20 reps each.

no offense bro but if you do a set of 20 reps squats correctly it should almost be impossible to do anything else in the workout. I can't imagine even doing calves after I have done a 20 rep set of squats.

Face · #8 06-02-04, 07:54 AM

Well, whenever I feel ill after my squat workout, I go home, eat a couple of tins of tuna or whatever, rest for a bit and come back after a couple of hours to carry on my workout.

Stonecold54 · #9 06-02-04, 08:14 AM

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Well, whenever I feel ill after my squat workout, I go home, eat a couple of tins of tuna or whatever, rest for a bit and come back after a couple of hours to carry on my workout.

wow that is dedication. can't say I have ever done that.

shortz · #10 06-02-04, 09:33 PM

Wow, 3 sets of 20 reps. That is amazing. I get dizzy and sick from just doing 3 working sets of 10-12. When I try to walk away from the rack, I am usually holding on to something so that I don't fall too.

zeratulz · #11 06-02-04, 10:25 PM

anyone see the tom platz video where he squats 500 something like 23 or more times? pretty sick

BigWilly · #12 06-03-04, 06:24 PM

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no offense bro but if you do a set of 20 reps squats correctly it should almost be impossible to do anything else in the workout. I can't imagine even doing calves after I have done a 20 rep set of squats.

I know exactly what you mean.

I just incorporated a 20 rep set last night. I did my normal warm up sets and then did 315 x 20 reps. I went up to 405 after that and could barely get 8 reps....normally 10 reps is easy.

I then continued on with my workout and I was dead...I don't know how I made it through. Almost threw up...and I've never vomitted from a workout. I just don't throw up, ever...for any reason.

anyway, today I'm sore as hell. I need to do it more often.

JUICE · #13 06-05-04, 09:13 PM

the nausea shit sucks balls. When I did them after I was finished I almost puked, i felt nauseated. For some reason I didnt puke, i fought it. I also get very dizzy and feel like passing out. But yeah gotta agree with StoneCold, one set of squats was enough for me. I bet I couldnt do more, they were screaming for mercy, burned.

Stonecold54 · #14 06-05-04, 09:28 PM

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Originally posted by JUICE
the nausea shit sucks balls. When I did them after I was finished I almost puked, i felt nauseated. For some reason I didnt puke, i fought it. I also get very dizzy and feel like passing out. But yeah gotta agree with StoneCold, one set of squats was enough for me. I bet I couldnt do more, they were screaming for mercy, burned.

after a few workouts with them you will develop anaerobic conditioning and you will be able to finish a good workout.

Face · #15 06-06-04, 07:03 AM

Yesterday I did 6 sets of squats, with about 2 min between each set, and went 10kg heavier than previously. I not only punched out more reps but also more sets. Next week, another 5kg heavier again. The only problem i find is that it hurts resting the bar on my traps when the weight is high. Any tricks to counter this? As for the 20 rep squats, I may incorporate them soon, but i think just doing normal squats at the moment is tough enough. If you can get out 2 or 3 sets of 20 rep squats, I would be very proud of you

rvgfrth4g · #16 06-06-04, 06:31 PM

I've yet to do the 5 sets 20 reps squats. Although i've did 3 sets of 20 reps and it killed me. lol But my normal leg routine is 9 sets of squats sometimes 10. I do 4 sets wide squats with feet pointed out and feet alittle wider than shoulder widtch so that it hits the outer sweep of the thigh, hams, glutes. Then i'll do 4 sets of squats with the feet alittle shorter than shoulder width and pointed straight in front. Then i'm off hack squats on the smith machine for 3 sets. Then to leg exts, and leg curl. I never do the leg press, i don't really like the leg press.